At The Jefferson School we are reimagining education — one engaged, motivated child at a time.

CURIOSITY     CREATIVITY     COMMUNITY

MISSION

The Jefferson School inspires a love for learning through an innovative academic environment focused on exploration, discovery and active participation for students in preschool through grade 8.

VISION

The vision of The Jefferson School is to develop influential life-long learners by promoting independent thinking, collaboration and creative problem solving with a respect for people and our environment.

  • Click on the Inside Scoop (above) to see the most recent edition of our school magazine.

  • January 7 - School Resumes
    January 18 - All School Performance 1:30 @ the Milton Theatre
    January 21 - Martin Luther Kind Day - School Closed
    February 15 - Professional Development Day - School Closed for Students
    February 18 - President's Day - School Closed
    March 6 - Parent Teacher Conferences - School Closed for Students

byGetting Smart Staff

In this episode of the Getting Smart podcast, Tom discusses 10 problems in US Education he believes need to be addressed in order to take the first step towards building something better.

The post We Inherited a Factory but We Need a Design Studio (and 9 Other Problems) appeared first on Getting Smart.

byKristen Thorson

We live in a world with Smartphones and Smarthomes, and understanding how devices work allows us to approach technology as a partner to help us solve problems. Here's how we can start giving kids these skills sooner rather than later.

The post Early Learning Strategies for Developing Computational Thinking Skills appeared first on Getting Smart.

byTom Vander Ark

While still in it's infancy, Blockchain has the power to transform education by increasing learner ownership and control over data, reducing institutional data costs, ending paper based certificates and more.

The post How Blockchain Will Transform Credentialing (and Education) appeared first on Getting Smart.